The Design Psychologist | Psychology for UX, Product, Service, Instructional, Interior, and Game Designers
Welcome to The Design Psychologist, a podcast where we explore the intersection of psychology and design. The show is hosted by Thomas Watkins, a design psychologist who has spent years applying behavioral science principles to the creation of digital products.
We sit down with a variety of experts who apply psychology in different ways to the design of the world around us. Thomas uses his expertise to guide conversations that provide practical advice while illuminating the theory behind why designs succeed.
Tune in if you are a design practitioner who seeks to understand your work on a deeper level and craft experiences that are intuitive, effective, and delightful.
The Design Psychologist | Psychology for UX, Product, Service, Instructional, Interior, and Game Designers
Latest Episodes
Accessibility Part 1: What Designers Get Wrong About Disability (w/ David Sloan) S2 E5
Accessibility is not a final checklist. It is a shared responsibility that should shape a product from the beginning.In this episode of The Design Psychologist, Thomas Watkins talks with David Sloan, Chief Accessibility Officer at TPGi a...
“Easy to Use” Means Six Different Things (w/ Marty Gage) | S2 E4
What makes a product feel not just usable, but desirable?In this episode of The Design Psychologist, Thomas Watkins talks with Marty Gage, co-author of User Experience Research: Discover What Customers Really Want, about how teams can mo...
The Question You Should Ask Before 'How Many Users?' (w/ Laura Faulkner) | S2 E3
How many users do you actually need for a usability study?In this episode of The Design Psychologist, Thomas Watkins talks with Laura Faulkner about one of the most repeated ideas in UX research: that five users are enough. Laura explain...
Well-Tested, Easy to Use: How to Measure Any Product's Usability (w/ Philip Kortum) | S2 E2
What does it actually mean to say a product is usable?In this episode of The Design Psychologist, Thomas Watkins talks with Phil Kortum about the System Usability Scale, or SUS: one of the most widely used tools for measuring usability. ...
Season 2 Premiere: Should This Exist? UX Strategy in Uncertain Times (w/ Jaime Levy) S2 E1
How do you know whether a product idea is worth building before you spend months designing and developing it?In this episode of The Design Psychologist, Thomas Watkins talks with Jaime Levy, author of UX Strategy, about how designers, re...